After an analysis, the health portfolio detected that they were being purchased at the same retail price, or even exceeding reasonable cost limits.
He Ministry of Health of the Nation established this Tuesday that the reference prices of the medications acquired by national hospitals They may not exceed 65% of the list value. The Government detected that in some cases they exceeded the retail price.
In this way, it was established that Hospitals may purchase medications for up to 65% of the retail value of the remedy in question..
However, if there is any case in which a purchase is made outside these parameters, it should be considered as an exception with the corresponding justification and sent to the Secretary of Administrative Management of the Ministry.
Prices above reasonable
After an analysis of the methods of purchasing medicines by hospitals, the health portfolio detected that medicines were being purchased at the same retail price, or even exceeding these reasonable cost limits. Likewise, due to the volumes that these institutions acquire, the situation cannot continue in this way.
In addition, healthcare centers will have available a drug price survey list which will be taken as a reference.
These direct savings that hospitals will generate can be reinvested in other areas, such as improving the salaries of health workers. The measure is part of the decision of the national health portfolio to improve the administration of resources and the use of data for decision-making.
Source: Ambito
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